>> hello and welcome to gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headunes of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours. journalist and broadcaster danny kelly and also ceo of the youth vote uk, alex cairns. coming up in my niggle,

sir keir starmer's plan to smash the gangs is not working. >> he promised. he promised that he would stop the boats this yeah he would stop the boats this year. i think the way to stop the boats is to smash the criminal gangs of people crossing in small boats across the channel. we have to stop that. >> yes, but more than 2000 small boat migrants have crossed. arriving this week alone, they crossed the english channel and among them, a palestinian with alleged extremist links. meanwhile, taxpayers forked out 6.6 billion on asylum seeker and refugee support schemes, which included trips to the zoo and tennis lessons. stay tuned for more at four. also today, the reform civil war continues. >> how on earth is nigel farage going to command hundreds of mps? going to command hundreds of mps.7 which is your aspiration for the next general election? if he can't keep four mps in check? >> because the truth is, we're working incredibly hard. we're going to work the hardest over the next four years. we're going to have the best candidates and the best policies.

>> jul reform bosses defending their decision over the suspension of rupert lowe and insisting that they can be trusted to run. the government will all have all the latest throughout the show. and also, i've got a poll up on gb news dot com asking has reform uk peaked too soon? cast your vote now then in the interview. former world champion powerlifter ali jawad, who has come out of retirement after going into remission from crohn's disease, will join me in the studio to tell us about his plan to compete in the 2028 summer paralympics in los angeles. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with sophia wenzler. >> nana. thank you. good afternoon. it'sjust >> nana. thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone. 3:00. these are your headlines. a man has been shot by us. secret service agents near the white house after an armed confrontation overnight. authorities say he was a suicidal individual who had travelled from indiana and was found near his car, just a block

away. when officers approached, he pulled out a firearm, prompting them to open fire. he was taken to hospital, but his condition is unknown. the police department is now investigating. back in the uk, a 32 year old man has been charged with murder of 16 year old nathan rob burrow, who was shot dead in stockwell in south london on tuesday. omar rempe was arrested and charged on saturday and will appearin and charged on saturday and will appear in court on monday. daniel was found with gunshot wounds on paradise road but died at the scene despite paramedics efforts. police are reviewing cctv and urging witnesses to come forward as they keep an open mind about the motive, under—performing civil servants could be incentivised to leave their jobs under government plans to overhaul the service. cabinet office minister pat mcfadden says it's not match fit for what the country needs, promising a shake up where top officials pay is linked to

performance. the government insists it will create more focused and productive civil servants, but unions say it's just a soundbite with no real plan for change. mcfadden is expected to outline the reforms next week, alongside the prime minister's intervention on thursday. earlier, we spoke to labour's pat mcfadden, who said the reforms will be radical but insists it's not about stripping back the state. >> what's really important is to get the best value for money for people, make sure these are good jobs that people want to do and make sure that when we use pubuc make sure that when we use public resources, it's where the pubuc public resources, it's where the public really want to see it. and that's why we fought the election, saying, let's hire more teachers, let's hire more police officers. let's make sure that when taxpayers are paying in, they get a good outcome. that's what we want to see. >> in other news, ministers are facing pressure over reports that an alleged palestinian gunman entered the uk illegally on a small boat. the mail on

sunday claims abu wadee, a former militant, has called for the killing of jews and posed in pictures with ak 47 seconds. he is believed to have been among 235 migrants picked up in the channel on thursday. shadow home secretary chris philp says the government must find and remove him immediately. he says he has lost control of the borders and vowed the tories would crack down on foreign criminals. >> what the home office needs to do is identify where this despicable individual is and, frankly, remove him from the country back to palestine immediately. he clearly has no place in the united kingdom and potentially poses a threat to our fellow citizens. and this just illustrates why it is so important to get control of our borders and to stop these boat crossings. unfortunately, since the general election, these boat crossings under labour have gone up crossings under labour have gone ”p by crossings under labour have gone up by about 28%. and these are the kind of people that labour are now letting into the

country. >> elsewhere, reform uk's deputy leader says it was right and proper to investigate bullying allegations in rupert lowe offices. richard tice insists the party had to act after mr low was suspended and reported to police over claims he threatened violence against the chairman. reform also says it has evidence of serious bullying and derogatory remarks about women, allegations mr low denies. nigel farage warns the party must avoid constant infighting, saying it has a duty of care to its staff. it follows mr low branding reform a protest party led by the messiah under farage. it follows mr low branding reform, a protest party. the uk is set for its warmest weekend of the year, with parts of the country hotter than spain and italy. temperatures could hit 20 degrees in central england today, while parts of the north and wales reach up to 19 degrees. that's warmer than

marbella, ibiza and even sorrento on the amalfi coast, where highs are just 15 to 18 degrees. but the mild spell won't last. temperatures drop from tuesday, with wintry showers returning in the north. some rural areas in scotland could even see lows of minus four degrees as the cold snap sets in. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to nana. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you sophia. good afternoon. it's fast approaching eight minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. we're live on tv, onune is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. welcome. so what have we got on the show? reform bosses, including nigel farage and richard tice, are defending

their decision over the suspension of rupert lowe and insist that they can be trusted to run the government. well, we'll have all the latest on the developing story throughout the programme, and i've got a poll up on gb news dot com asking you has reform uk peaked too soon? cast your vote now then, for the great british debate. this hour i'm asking, has reform uk peaked too soon? sure, i've said that twice. hahahahahahahahaha that's following the suspension of rupert lowe. don't forget to check out the poll. worldview will be on the way. we'll be crossing live to the us to speak with the host of the politics people podcast, paul duddridge, to find out whether donald trump is trying to rein in elon musk and the latest on the shooting near the white house. all of that on the way, as ever. send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay. sir nigel farage has broken his silence over the row, over rupert lowe, and has said that the public does not like

political parties that engage in constant infighting. well who knew? he warned a sense of unity within his party has been harmed. following the public row with the great yarmouth mp rupert lowe, which centred around allegations of bullying and threats which he strongly denies. reform's deputy leader, richard tice, was grilled earlier on gb news by camilla tominey. let's take a listen. >> there's five of you and you're fighting like rats in a sack. how on earth is nigel farage going to command hundreds of mps? which is your aspiration for the next general election if he can't keep four for the next general election if he can't keep f